Garbage to Gas: Edmonton Biofuel Plant to Enter Final Stage

By next year, the same garbage that Edmontonians place curbside should be converted into a component of the gasoline they use to fuel their cars.

Enerkem Inc., which partnered with the city in 2008 on a pioneering project to construct a biofuel plant that turns municipal solid waste into methanol, and soon ethanol, is adding the finishing touches this fall.

"We firmly believe the end is in sight," said Chris Ward, the city's utilities manager, who provided an update to city councillors at the utilities committee meeting Wednesday. "We're still working through the bottlenecks of making sure that everything's happening."